AORTA Looks to Self-Sufficiency and Route Cuts
The Appalachian Ohio Regional Transit Association announces plans to make AORTA self-sufficient within three years. A grant for 369000 will offset costs, and a 10750 state grant will be repaid if requirements aren’t met. The rural system will raise fares and cut New Marshfield and Carbondale daily service based on ridership and public input.
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AORTA
Marshfield
Carbondale
Appalachian Ohio Regional Transit Association
Western Oil Cartel Hike Fueled by Major Western Banks
The 1975 oil price rise is traced to OPEC’s power when demand outstrips supply and the help it received from leading Western oil firms. The article notes governments, especially the Ford administration, offered little contrary signal, enabling OPEC to withhold 15 million barrels daily to prop up prices despite a glut.
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OPEC
Ford Administration
Washington
United States
Zaki Yamani
OPEC price strategy and cartel unity analyzed by critic
The piece argues OPEC kept prices around ten dollars and fifty cents a barrel through targeted production cuts. It says Saudi Arabia bore the largest cuts while Iran faced smaller reductions, and asserts collusion with Aramco under government control. It claims U S officials aided the cartel and hints at a need for an international energy policy.
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Saudi Arabia
Iran
OPEC
Aramco
Busing Alternatives Find Support in Public Opinion
George Gallup reports Ford favored alternatives to busing as a path to school integration. About 31 percent back changing school boundaries, 18 percent favor more housing for low income families, 19 percent prefer other methods, and only 4 percent choose busing. The survey of 1,592 adults across 300 localities covers Sept 12–15.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N.us
Gerald Ford
Boston
Louisville
Critics should press judges and press on misdeeds
A column argues that the press must boldly criticize federal judges when they err or abuse power, noting impeachment is rare and judges enjoy life tenure. It contrasts judicial restraint with journalism power, calling out specific judges and urging tougher, clearer public critique.
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Jefferson
Warren E. Burger
U.S. Information Agency
Supreme Court
Burger
Joseph Bryan
Richmond
Virginia
Robert R. Merhige
Store owner to council: end miniparks invest in police
A Court Street shopkeeper letters the Messenger criticizing Coun cilwoman Phyllis Katz for miniparks and beautification plans. He urges using funds to bolster the downtown police force and prompts council members to experience downtown cleanup firsthand before funding more projects.
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the Messenger
Phyllis Katz
Court Street
Athens
West Union
Court
West State
College
Congress
Katz
Culture Shock Hits Americans in the Gulf
An AP report from Isfahan details how 70,000 plus Americans working on Gulf military and development projects alter life abroad and face housing shortages, rising prices, and social frictions with local populations. Journalists quote observers on marital strain, bored and restless families, and shifting gender roles amid a booming oil economy.
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Persian Gulf
Hugh A. Mulligan
Isfahan
Iran
Paducah
Barbara Fouladi
Tehran
National Guard
Kuwait
Oman
Red Sea
Caspian
Letters to the Editor Policy Changes
Community readers are invited to send signed letters with full sender address and telephone number. The Messenger reserves the right to condense letters to fit space and enhance readability and reader interest.
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U.S
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Queens
Qatar
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Abu Dhabi
Novzohour Sports Co
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Dick Langley
Mobile
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Cargo and Shipping Co
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Grumman
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